Training Information:
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 12 to 4 PM CST
Presenter: Sarah Henrickson, MSSW, LCSW
Venue: Hybrid (Via Zoom or In-Person)
4.0 CE Hours (NBCC/ACEP Approved #6760)
Cost: $80
Registration: Click HERE to register!
Description:
This training is intended to help clinicians learn best practices in suicide risk assessment. Participants will become familiar with national suicide data, and risk and protective factors for suicide. They will develop an understanding of the psychology of suicide, and learn strategies for interviewing patients, formulating risk, and responding effectively. This training includes small group breakouts to apply the information by utilizing a case example for discussion.
Training Objectives:
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the risk and protective factors for suicide
- Identify the four components of suicidality
- Employ techniques for eliciting risk
- Increase confidence in responding to suicide risk
- Thoroughly document risk assessments
Presenter:
Sarah Henrickson, MSSW, LCSW, is a Clinical Team Manager in Journey Mental Health Center’s Emergency Services Unit. She has over 25 years of experience providing crisis intervention services, including suicide risk assessments and evaluations for involuntary psychiatric admissions. After several years as an embedded crisis worker with the Madison Police Department, she now oversees embedded crisis workers with multiple first responder agencies. Sarah is an experienced speaker, providing trainings for law enforcement, clinicians, other service providers, and community members on a variety of topics, including mental illness, suicide risk, and Chapter 51 civil commitments.
